Item #441985 The great age of sail / [by] B.W. Bathe [and others] with the collaboration of Jean Merrien. Edited by Joseph Jobé. Translated by Michael Kelly. Joseph Jobé.

The great age of sail / [by] B.W. Bathe [and others] with the collaboration of Jean Merrien. Edited by Joseph Jobé. Translated by Michael Kelly

1967. Lausanne : Edita; distributed by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, in a slipcase. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #441985

Physical description: 252 pages illustrations (some color), facsimiles (some color), color maps, color plates, portraits 34 cm. Contents: Foreword, by J. Jobé.--The age of discovery, by G.B. Rubin de Cervin.--The Catalan ship, by G.B. Rubin de Cervin.--The birth of the national fleet, by G.B. Rubin de Cervin.--The Vasa, by A. Franzén.--Royal glories, by E. Taillemite.--The Dutch Flute, by E.W. Petrejus.--The Victory, by R.J. Collins.--The golden age, by E. Taillemite.--U.S.S. Constitution, by P.K. Lundberg.--The Belle Poule, by F. Le Biboul.--The clipper's day, by B.W. Bathe.--The Challenge, by R.H. Burgess.--The Preussen, by H. Grubbe. Subjects: Sailing ships. Navigation History.

Price: €30.00

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